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Download full textHalfon, Neal; Russ, Shirley; Regalado, Michael – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the California Children and Families First Act, which provides for an excise tax on tobacco products to fund parent education, health and child care programs that promote early childhood development for 0-5s. Since the adoption of its first Strategic Plan (2000), the Orange County First 5…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Young Children, Child Development, Intervention
Thompson, Lisa; Halfon, Neal; Franke, Todd – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
The purpose of this report is to provide the Center for Excellence (CfE) in Early Childhood Development with a set of recommendations regarding how to measure school readiness in Ventura County. This report defines school readiness according to the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) which identified the following three important components of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, State Programs, Program Development, Child Welfare
New Ways to Work, San Francisco, CA. – 2002
This guide provides engagement specialists with information to help them build strong, lasting partnerships with employers and labor partners that translate into life-changing opportunities for the youth of California through the School-to-Career initiative (STC). (Companion guides for associations, labor unions and employers are available…
Descriptors: Career Education, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2001
This document contains an introduction to the Ohio Integrated Technical and Academic Competency (ITAC) and Specialization ITAC; an overview of the nurse assistant occupation; a list acknowledging professionals who helped develop the competency list; and the comprehensive list of the professional or occupational competencies deemed essential for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills, Competence
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 2001
This directory is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provide a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on producers and distributors of…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Loesch-Griffin, Deborah; Rye, Alyssa – 2001
This report is a summary of the evaluation of the Nevada School-to-Careers (STC) Year 4 (1999-2000) implementation and the extent to which implementation supported eight messages STC is intended to send. Results from three surveys are included: Quantitative Benchmark Survey, School Implementation Profile, and Student Exit Survey. All regional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Career Planning, Dropout Prevention
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1992
This paper, one of a series from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's project "Higher Education and the Economy of the West," summarizes and analyzes economic development and higher education master plans in 16 western states, looking particularly at how planning for economic development and higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Economic Development
Miller, Laurie – 1997
The Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC) is a national nonprofit advocacy organization whose goal is to improve the lives of children and their families by expanding the supply of good quality, affordable child care. This publication summarizes remarks made by presenters at a CCAC audio-conference on the recruitment and training of welfare recipients…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Business Skills
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 1996
These quarterly reports for 1996 of the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs provides information on the activities of the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and other Head Start activities, as well as legal and policy changes affecting the education of young children in Alaska. The spring 1996 issue includes articles on…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Community Services
Kelly, Kelan J. – 1997
School-to-careers (STC) is a comprehensive approach to educational reform that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make a successful transition from school to work. Systems that combine academic study and work experience are developing in every state in response to the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. The…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Macy, Christina; Jehl, Jeanne – 1997
The Clinton administration's Partnerships for Stronger Families initiative, through working meetings, site visits, and outreach efforts, aimed to promote an ongoing conversation between those working on the front lines of services for children and families and those crafting federal policy and legislation in Washington. The initiative was guided…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Community Role
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1997
A study explored the use of career concentration areas in Texas school systems and recommended broad career concentration areas. Of the 40 largest school districts, 35 responded to the survey. Approximately 58 percent currently use variations of the career concentration area concept to help students prepare for working life. Respondents…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Art, Business Education, Career Choice
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program Conformance Demonstration. The BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) demonstration program tested conformance compatibility between the FSE&T and JOBS programs. It enacted such policy changes as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Quest, Carol; Liu, Kristin; Thurlow, Martha – 1997
This report describes the findings of 10 focus group meetings that discussed issues related to the performance of students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) on Minnesota's Basic Standards Exams. Ten groups were formed, with one group of parents and one of students representing each of the following language communities: Cambodian, Hmong, Lao,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment
Wisconsin State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison. – 1997
The Wisconsin Framework for Comprehensive School Health Programs is a multistrategy approach to address the entire range of youth risk behaviors and promote the health, well-being and positive development of students and other members of the school-community as an integral part of a school's overall mission. The framework is a collection of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum Development
